The Math Behind the Disney-Fox Deal

Walt Disney’s acquisition of assets from 21st Century Fox is a murky web of deals within deals. We break it down.

By

Alex Eule

December 16, 2017

By

Alex Eule

December 16, 2017

Walt Disney’s acquisition of assets from 21st Century Fox is a murky web of deals within deals. As the news leaks mounted, one analyst told Barron’s it’s the most complex transaction she has ever had to analyze.

But now that it’s official, everything has become crystal clear, right? Not exactly. News reports still struggled to grasp the...